it’s still slightly unbelievable that I stayed up till 2am last night to watch Japan play against Paraguay in what was nothing but a disappointing match all round.
deciding who wins based on penalties is painful and awful, but frankly i’m less disappointed by the fact that Japan is out of the World Cup than i am by their poor playing. both teams were bad, but it was highly frustrating seeing Japan play exactly the same way as they did in their past matches, with all the same flaws.
everyone on facebook has been posting really positive status updates, saying that Japan did really well and they tried their best and they played a great match and so on – which i find really puzzling.
really - dangerous and reckless tackles (Endo, did you really need to get a 2nd yellow card which would have made you miss the quarter finals had Japan won?), poor poor passing, the constant lobbing of a high long ball that bounces into nowhere and towards no one in particular (except perhaps the opposing team’s player), insistence in passing towards a heavily guarded player in the centre when there’s a free man at the wing, the numerous times they lost possession of the ball when they really shouldnt have – how can anyone call that doing a good job or playing good football?
i’ve never watched much football till this year, but just by seeing some of the other teams play, it’s pretty obvious that Japan isn’t quite in the same league as some of the rest are. It didnt help that the referee was really inconsistent in his free kicks and yellow cards – i really think a bad tackle deserves a yellow card more than an accidental handball – but well. there’s no one for me to support in the World Cup anymore, and no Beckham to catch glimpses of either.
maybe i’ll cheer for Germany now.
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lol. i found a "nakama." i too wasn't impressed at all by the blue samurais all throughout the world cup. like you, i too saw many facebook statuses praising their play etc. which i found pretty mind-boggling. the japanese media lavishes their team with so much praises (which bothers me a little) though i must admit it is understandable for the japanese to be excited with possibly their best football form so far on the world stage. but yeah i thought i was the only one being so skeptical and negative about the blue samurais haha. btw, i am M who left you a message on your shout me box before. lol.
-m
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